One night last week, I got a notification on my phone that I didn't really expect.
It was Corona del Mar High sophomore Siena Sharf. She good-naturedly mentioned me on Twitter, asking me if I had given up on CdM tennis.
Admittedly, it had been a couple of weeks since I had covered the Sea Kings, ranked No. 4 in CIF Southern Section Division 1. I wanted to make it to last weekend's big nonleague 10-8 win over then-No. 7 Santa Barbara, but I had to cover the Orange County Championships cross country meet instead.
When I finally saw CdM play rival University at home on Tuesday, I understood why Sharf might have wanted me to check on the team. Sure, the Sea Kings lost to the Trojans 14-4 for the second straight time in the Pacific Coast League, but the match was much more competitive and the sets were closer. It was an impressive showing from the Sea Kings (15-3).